Center for Chinese Studies Research Seminar
Tuesday, April 20 at 3:00pm in Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room)
Presented by Dr. Shana J. Brown, Assistant Professor – Department of History

This workshop is designed for graduate students applying for grants and fellowships in the humanities and social sciences, including dissertation-level awards. What international, national, and UH funding sources are available, and what proposals are most effective? Asian Studies fellowships will be featured, but the workshop will help any students looking to improve their grant-writing skills.

Dr. Shana J. Brown is an assistant professor in the Department of History, focusing on modern China.

Seminars are free and open to the public.

For more information, visit our website, or contact Daniel Tschudi, 956-8891, e-mail: china@hawaii.edu.

Deadline: Monday, 22 February 2010 – EXTENDED
Instructions: Apply via UH star system; type “Moscotti” in key word search

Description: To assist full-time, classified graduate students in a degree program at UHM in any department or program in the arts, humanities or social sciences whose area of focus is Southeast Asia.

Purpose: This endowment is established by Albert D. Moscotti to fund the Moscotti Fellowship for Graduate Studies of Southeast Asia in honor of his parents, Anthony and Amy Moscotti.

This fellowship may be used for any of the following purposes:
a. to attend a professional meeting at which the graduate student will present a scholarly paper or participate in the meeting as a discussant of a scholarly paper;
b. to provide travel expenses for Southeast Asia graduate students so that they can conduct research which will contribute to the preparation of a scholarly paper by the student or other appropriate research purposes.

The travel may be to locations in the United States or abroad and can be used for library research etc., or for field research. The prospective recipient must be working on a degree with a focus on Southeast Asia. Graduate students in any department or program in the arts, humanities or social sciences are eligible.

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The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) is proud to announce the 2010 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships competition. The CSEAS administers the FLAS program, which provides funds for academic year and summer fellowships to assist graduate students in acquiring competencies in Southeast Asian languages. Applicants must meet eligibility criteria established by the Department of Education in order to receive fellowships.

The deadline for Summer 2010 and Academic Year 2010-2011 is 1 February 2010. Please see the applications below for further information:

UPDATE: There is a one-semester Southeast Asia FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) fellowship still available for Spring 2010 only. The deadline for this Spring 2010 is Thursday, 28 January 2010.

NEW – Spring 2010 Application | Undergraduate FLAS Application | Graduate FLAS Application | FLAS Homepage

Two Teaching Assistantships for both Undergraduate & Graduate Students in Asian Studies will be available beginning in the fall 2010 semester.

Duties are:
-To assist instructors in undergraduate Asian Studies courses for the academic year 2010/2011, and
-To serve as principal organizers for the 2011 SPAS Graduate Student Conference.

Minimum Qualifications:
-Undergraduate degree in Asian Studies orsubstantial course load in Asia related courses, and
-Admitted full-time through the University of Hawai’i Graduate Division to a graduate degree program for Fall, 2010 term.

Desirable Qualifications:
-Teaching experience, and
-acceptance into the MA program in Asian Studies at the University of Hawai’i, and
-familiarity with the MA program in Asian Studies at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

Compensation:
Salary of $14,382 paid over 12 months and tuition waiver for the academic year.

To apply:
Send letter of application, resume and the names, addresses and phone numbers of three references to:

Dr. Michael Aung-Thwin, Chair
1890 East-West Road, Moore Hall 416
University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawai’i 96822
Fax: (808)956-5962
Email: aungthwi@hawaii.edu

Closing Date for Applications: Friday, March 5, 2010
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

For more employment, funding, internships, and professional networking opportunities, please join the CSEAS Alumni & Community Linkedin Group!

The Asia Foundation seeks a Legal Advisor in Timor-Leste. The Legal Advisor will be primarily responsible for providing technical and coordination support for the Access to Justice Program’s paralegal component with the goal to increase access to free quality legal aid services for Timor-Leste citizens, including vulnerable groups such as women, youth and rural populations. As such the Legal Advisor will be responsible for assessing, reviewing and refining the curriculum, training materials, and pedagogy for educating paralegals; monitoring and evaluating paralegal program activities; coordinating an internship program for paralegals between university law faculties and legal aid organizations; coordinate. The Legal Advisor will be responsible for engaging paralegal professional networks in other countries in the region, particularly in countries where the Foundation has existing paralegal programs.

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De La Salle University at Dasmariñas
11 June – 7 August 2010

This program is a highly intensive eight-week program offered to students with at least intermediate level study of Filipino (Tagalog) language (or the equivalent). An applicant must be a graduate student, or a junior or senior in an institution of higher education at the time of the 2010 AFAP Program, and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

more info | Deadline: 8 February 2010

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
Washington, DC

The Communications Director is responsible for developing SEARAC’s key communications and marketing campaigns and executing the necessary strategies to increase awareness about SEARAC’s work and the issues SEARAC prioritizes. In addition, the Communications Director will develop public relations materials for the organization and will develop and maintain relationships with media contacts.

more info

USINDO
Jakarta, Indonesia
Begins January 2010

The Jakarta Representative is expected to play a pro-active role in developing and proposing new USINDO programs, strategies for outreach to new audiences and members, and the day-to-day management of Indonesia-based activities. In addition, the Representative follows current Indonesian events; informs the Washington office of Indonesian developments; and builds contacts with relevant organizations, individuals, and government bodies in Indonesia to expand USINDO’s knowledge, role, and impact.

more info | Deadline: 30 November 2009

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with frequent travel
Contract lasts 3 years

The Tiger Initiative Communications Senior Manager will have the unique opportunity to lead the development and implementation of the communications strategy to advance the goals and objectives of WWF’s Tiger Initiative, as well as to facilitate internal communications about the Intiative within WWF.

download posting | more info | Deadline: 10 November 2009

Consortium Advanced Study of Thai Abroad
Begins 21 June – 13 August 2010

An intensive eight-week course for students with at least intermediate-level study of Thai language (or the equivalent) is conducted with assistance from the U.S. Department of Education, Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program. The program is offered contingent on sufficient enrollment and receipt of funding.

more info | Deadline: 1 February 2010